Thursday, November 10, 2011
social isolation
to day we touch up a little on social isolation. this is when neighborhoods or divided by railroads and interstate. in these railroads are not wanted by the neighborhood but the government put them there any ways ith no concerns of what the people want. the only thing they care about is the money. so this makes it harder for urban youth to form a bond with each other an the only thing i want to know how would they feel if we were to put a road threw their back yard ?
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They wouldn't want it, which is why they used their power, connections and resources to make sure that didn't happen. Those with the least amount of power end up dealing with the immediate and long-term consequences. Other examples include where cities locate garbage dumps, or factories that emit dangerous fumes or that poison drinking water and soil because they dump toxic materials.
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Good post.
Mr. Ostertag